Sales Managers pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $286,390 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Los Angeles earn between $92,540 and $197,620.
- $65K10th
- $93K25th
- $132KMedian
- $198K75th
- $286K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $156,210 | $13,018 | $75.10 |
| Median | $132,330 | $11,028 | $63.62 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $92,540 | $7,712 | $44.49 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $197,620 | $16,468 | $95.01 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sales Managers salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $156,210, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $107,600 a year, or $8,967 a month and $4,138 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Los Angeles a good place for sales managers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $156,210 buys what about $137,550 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.
Sales Managers salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 3rd of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($213,250).
- San Jose$213,250
- San Francisco$194,670
- Los Angeles$156,210
- Napa$155,820
- San Diego$143,040
- Sacramento$138,000
- Santa Cruz$136,610
- Santa Rosa$134,450
- Oxnard$133,670
- Santa Maria$133,550
Highest-paying cities for sales managers
New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).
- New York, NY$233,770
- Boulder, CO$218,310
- San Jose, CA$213,250
- Boston, MA$207,790
- Denver, CO$202,890
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Sales Managers salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do sales managers make an hour in Los Angeles?
$75.10 an hour on average, and $63.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $92,540, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sales managers take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $107,600 a year ($8,967 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $156,210. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do sales managers earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-2022; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.47, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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